24 Nov
2004
24 Nov
'04
2:10 a.m.
All:
I dropped Fred Ruckdeschel @ Dynacomp a note. Here is his reply as well as
my original note. Note that in his response he didn't make any effort to
acknowledge the fact that one *might* consider his actions to be less than
courteous. Again, I'm not looking to nail the guy to the wall...if I wanted
to include someone else's work in what I'm doing, I would ask first.
I could have been stronger in my email to him, but I wanted him to know
that I'm watching...
Rich
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Hi-
I have added your email and the link to the master for Volume 5.
I think the real fun with the Altair was playing with the hardware
(keeping it running).
Regards,
Fred
On Wed, 24 Nov 2004 08:39:53 -0500 "Richard A. Cini"
<rcini(a)optonline.net> writes:
Hi:
I was browsing the vintage computer listings last night and
I came across
your "Volume 5" compilation. I've actually purchased a CD from you
previously (Volume 4) to fill-out my collection of manuals. You are
providing a wonderful service to the "classic" computing hobby by
making
these manuals available in a compilation.
By the way, I am the owner of the Altair32 Emulator and lead
developer on
the project. The Altair32 is copyrighted software, and I have not
granted a
license for its redistribution on compilation CDs. As a former
software
developer/distributor yourself, I'm sure you can appreciate my
surprise when
I noticed that the Volume 5 CD contains copies of the Altair32
Emulator
(version 2.5, an older version).
Having said that, I'm happy that the emulator can reach a
wider audience
through this compilation. It's a good piece of software and I and a
team of
three other core hobbyists (and other contributors at different
times) have
spent the better part of four years refining and enhancing the
Altair32 to
make it more useful. Version 3.1, in development now, has some nice
enhancements slated for it, including full Z80 emulation and a
*real* front
panel.
I would ask that on the CD you include in addition to the
Altair32
distribution files a direct link to the main Altair32 project page
so that
purchasers of your compilation can obtain the most recent version of
the
emulator directly from the project home. The URL is:
http://highgate.comm.sfu.ca/~rcini/classiccmp/Altair32.htm
In case you're wondering, I live in NY but through friends,
I've been able
to host my site at Simon Fraiser University in Canada.
Thanks for your time.
Rich
Rich Cini
Collector of classic computers
Build Master for the Altair32 Emulation Project
eb site: http://highgate.comm.sfu.ca/~rcini/classiccmp/
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